Running slug first, the Sandersville Railroad Thiele job brings yet another cut of that "white gold" aka kaolin clay toward the NS interchange at Tennille. The SAN 1600 is former NS 2401... (more)

Sandersville NS interchange job pulls high through Tennile as they switch up their outbound interchange. Slug #90 was head out and was originally built as CRIP U25B #210

NS local G23 has pulled onto mainline yard limits to clear the lead and allow the Sandersville Deepstep Job to drop its 26 cars of woodchips & kaolin clay.

Two hustling switchers are roaring back and forth at one of the huge kaolin plants here. They’ll wrap it up around noon. Most other places would be 6:00 PM.

Powder rising into the air, a “BLAM” resounding through the pines. I’d say it might be a slightly hard coupling as the railroad gathers cars to take to the NS interchange in Tennille. No loafing... (more)

SAN 1400 heads south into little Tennille, Georgia to interchange with the NS downtown.

What is the Sandersville all about?. Kaolin, plain and simple. Here with a huge string of the stuff a train heads back to town. If you want to watch switching done as it should be, check out th... (more)

On September 5th, 2000; I started my career in logistics with J.M. Huber. The majority of rail shipping was kaolin clay, including the Sandersville Plant in the background. I left shortly before... (more)

Local residents pay no attention to the Sandersville Railroad street running through the middle of town.

Mother and calf run in Notch 8: After an efficient morning serving customers in Sandersville, the crew brings another cut of cars to the NS Interchange in Tennille. With the heavy load ... (more)

Runnin' the Street: After an efficient afternoon of work on the Deepstep portion of the line, the Sandersville Railroad crew brings roughly 35 cars back into town. Twice a day the crew ... (more)

Work is almost complete for the crew of the Sandersville Railroad as they round the final curve before coming into their yard.

After working the industry at the end of the line, the Sandersville Railroad crew get their train in order as they are just about ready to head back toward their yard. From this vantage point, on... (more)

After coming out of the woods and passing an old house, the crew of the Sandersville Railroad Deepstep job are preparing to cross E. McCarty St, a majoring intersection in the town. Just past tha... (more)

A beautiful mid-February day sees the Sandersville Railroad moving slowly down Tybee Street after working the Deepstep end of the line. It's business as usual for the train crew and locals alike ... (more)